New fire-resistant glass fiber-resin laminate specified for electrical control panels on U. S. Navy Ships
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1944
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 60 KB
- Volume
- 238
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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✦ Synopsis
By using such a fabric as reinforcement for plastic laminates, with each layer of cloth laid crosswise to the preceding layer, laminates that are equally strong in both directions can be fabricated. A similar application may find value in coated fabrics where maximum tensile strength is sought.
Glass-Asbestos Cloths. Combination glass and asbestos cloths are now commercially available in limited quantities and may prove suitable as a base for coated fabrics. However, their properties as coated fabrics have not been explored. Fundamentally, glass-asbestos fabrics combine the strength of glass yarns with the bulk, felting properties and flex resistance of asbestos yarns.
Present uses of all-glass coated fabrics include aircraft battery covers, zippered boots for tanks, oil pressure switch diaphragms, aircraft tape for expansion joints of hot air ducts, protective aprons for workers in chemical plants. Resistance to heat, acids or oils is an important factor in these applications.
Suggested future uses include tents for the armed forces, water and gasoline tanks and bags, delousing bags, aircraft engine covers, pressurized bags for metal bonding, carburetor diaphragms, weather-proof containers for delicate machinery and instruments.
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